Mai-HiME manga

[Roots]

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you all know that over at Yanime (http://www.yanime.com) we just released the entire first volume of the Mai-HiME manga (translated by me ;)). What's interesting about this manga is that the story is TOTALLY different from its anime counterpart (same characters though). In my personal opinion, this is a good thing and I think the manga is just as good as the anime. :D So I hope you'll all go download and enjoy it, because we worked really hard to bring it to you this Christmas. Ho ho ho :heh:

http://www.yanime.com


Oh, and its much too difficult to make a list of every thing that's different than the manga, so I'll list the major changes here for those who are interested.

- Tate is the main protaganist in the manga, rather than Mai in the anime
- Tate is the one transfering to Fuuka Academy in the beginning, rather than Mai
- Mai already knows about her powers, about HiME, her child, Orphan, etc.
- In the manga, the only way for a HiME to summon her child is to be touched by her "key"
- Manga is a little bit darker than the anime
- Much more ecchi in the manga :D

That's all I can think of for now.



EDIT: Fixed a couple pages with typos. Overwrite the files with these two links.
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~olsen/Mai-HiME_01_066.png
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~olsen/Mai-HiME_01_153.png

Bandwidth graciously provided of the UT ECE department. :heh:

[FlyByNite]

Ecchi? Darker?

Tate-centric? So is it going to be a Harem for Tate? :D

Great Work, man so many Christmas Presents today. The final episodes of Melody Of Oblivion by Aone, and a volume each to read of School Rumble and Mai Hime from Yanime...

:bow:

[Cgoten]

Keep up the self-advertising, Roots.

>_>

[FlyByNite]

Read thru the first volume and while I love Mai-Hime the anime, the manga is even ecchier, darker, and yet funnier at the same time...It's awesome.

"I've never heard of one human being the key for two HIMES!!" "He must be a perverted Beast!!"

lol

The orphan pool scene...:naughty:

I like the 'key' aspect better than the anime. I'm guessing that if the child is defeated the key who summoned the child dies and that's where the anime part of 'important person' comes from.

You go Girl(Mikoto) and show Tate who's Mai's breasts belong to! >_>

Natsuki: "IS IT THE BOOBS? IS IT THE BOOBS THAT ARE BETTER OVER THERE!!"

hah

Aww, how cute. Natsuki has a stuffed little weiner dog named Duran

Lol Roots. I love your comments on the TV Producers interview...That guy is scary :D

Two pages in and I love Manga Haruka 1000x better than the anime so far. She rocks.

"Please Open...My Keyhole as well." :naughty:

[Bronwen Stx]

Read thru the first volume and while I love Mai-Hime the anime, the manga is even ecchier, darker, and yet funnier at the same time...It's awesome.

"I've never heard of one human being the key for two HIMES!!" "He must be a perverted Beast!!"

lol

The orphan pool scene...:naughty:

I like the 'key' aspect better than the anime. I'm guessing that if the child is defeated the key who summoned the child dies and that's where the anime part of 'important person' comes from.

You go Girl(Mikoto) and show Tate who's Mai's breasts belong to! >_>

Natsuki: "IS IT THE BOOBS? IS IT THE BOOBS THAT ARE BETTER OVER THERE!!"

hah

Aww, how cute. Natsuki has a stuffed little weiner dog named Duran

Lol Roots. I love your comments on the TV Producers interview...That guy is scary :D

Two pages in and I love Manga Haruka 1000x better than the anime so far. She rocks.

"Please Open...My Keyhole as well." :naughty:


Gods...this manga maybe a harder pill to swallow than I thought. Everything just doesn't seemed to be anything but ecchi. Seeing ecchi once in a while cracks me up (or raise my eyebrow) but they seemed so overkill here. If I was a boy, I might've appreciated it but...eh.

Its nice to see Natsuki more expressive in the manga though. The whole 'she's got bigger boobs' scene was funny.

[Yebyosh]

I find it hard to believe that on the day that I am working on Chapter 12... two groups suddenly reveal they are working on the same project too... :upset: That certainly shows you how life likes to spring surprises on you :heh:

Nevertheless, besides Root's version ( which is scanned from the tankoubon, good job on getting it!!! )....

Chapters 1-11 ( at the moment ) at Anime-Source (http://www.anime-source.com/banzai/modules.php?name=Mangamenu).

My version is done on the raw weekly scans from Champion mangazine with some cleaning up.

There are also a bunch of other unlicensed mangas we are hosting.

Then there is AnimeWaves (http://animewaves.no-ip.com/?page=news) who just released their Chapter 1 as well... They too got their raws from the tankoubon.

Just giving the people more options :heh:

Btw... [Shameless self-promotion gambit] : If you would like to know the real reason why Tate used "Debochin" in Chapter 7, read mine!!! :p

[pyu]

Just read the translation...

Reaction ==> O_o ; o_O ; O_O ; -__-

Er, radically different from the anime. You just have to read it to believe it. I believe the PS2 game is also... very different.

[wao]

I have... exactly the same reaction. I actually don't know how a manga like this can't get pulled off soon (unless Sunrise is helping it get kept there). The anime is definitely a lot better... the pacing just seems all too weird and we get whammed with pantyshots really early...

I think I'll give this a miss, but who really, it can get so different from the anime... pyu, what's the PS2 game like, I've only ehard of it. It's a renai game right?

[pyu]

According to the Mai Hime anime thread in the fansub forum, its a dating game where you play a teacher of the Academy. Again, another totally different perspective. :)

[Yebyosh]

Well... the general picture between the manga and anime version to me is similar to Root's view with a few differences.

Manga - Slightly better utilisation of plot devices ( the Key concept helps to explain why Co-ed school is a necessity as well as a tactical concern in combat, though there are other surprises along the way :heh: ), an edgier story ( Natsuki's background ), etc. Though the weekly format is a flaw in story development, what of the story that is there seems to be sturdier than the anime.

Anime - Highly enjoyable action comedic piece :) The way the characters interact and are set up for those humour is priceless :heh:. Some of the action are pretty nice to watch as well. The art in the anime is also consistently better than the manga. The manga had some spots where the faces of the main characters look... weird.

That said, translating the manga is starting to make me hate the Kensai-ben :frustrated: Stupid Tate and Fujino. Yep, they are from the Kansai region, anybody notice if they speak Kansai-ben in the anime?

[Ansa]

Wow I'm really suprised how much diffrent it is from the Anime, I'm really enjoying it, a lot more funny and Natsuki is just outright strange in it.

[pyu]

Yes, Natsuki definitely is... stranger..

I mean.. "Slave-kun"... Eh? :heh:

[Burner of Anime]

Yes, Natsuki definitely is... stranger..

I mean.. "Slave-kun"... Eh? :heh:

Is that a collection of gothic lace dollies besides the massive underwear closet?

Thankfully, the girl is also a lot stronger in the manga. Methinks she got nerfed for the screen adaptation.

[Roots]

I find it hard to believe that on the day that I am working on Chapter 12... two groups suddenly reveal they are working on the same project too... :upset: That certainly shows you how life likes to spring surprises on you :heh:



Oh wow, I had no idea you had done that much work on MH already Yebyosh. We've actually been planning to do MH for a long time, but the scans we found from Champion were just so bad we sat back and waited till we found some more HQ scans to release it. I'm surprised there wasn't a Mai-HiME manga thread here already then. :confused:

[Breogan]

Afaik the manga was only mentioned in the anime thread, just for the fanservice and tentacle madness from the pool monster ;).
I got some raws from hongfire at that time and it seemed quite different already (Shiho being Tate's classmate in the old school but not showing up as an important character in the manga for example), and Mai and Tate having a pretty good relationship right from the start.

[Roots]

Oh, forgot to mention one thing....:)

[shameless plug]
At the end of chapter 2 there is a typed radio interview from Mai's voice actor from the anime and she talks about her personal opinion about the manga (which is similar to the opinions many people are expressing here) as well as mentioning that during that interview the anime team was working on episode 14.

At the end of chapter 6 there is a (perverted) comment from the anime producer on the whole "Mai-HiME projects".


Both pages took a fairly long time to translate and you'll only find them in the yanime release. :D
[/shameless plug]


Hey, all's fair in love and manga. :heh:

[ChronoReverse]

You guys seriously should collaborate on this. It'll mean far less overlap in the work, more eyes doing QC, and more sources of raws.


In any case a thumbs up for the work you've done for us unworthy leechers =)

[Crimsonmon]

The main reason I'm not liking the manga as much as the anime, is that in a similar way to the first three Sailor Moon arcs, it's introducing new characters too soon after each other...

And am I the only one who feels like this is just like a fanfic where the author puts him/herself into it, and suddenly becomes the main focus of attention?

Also, if this is what Akane would have acted like in the anime, I'm glad her Child was killed.

[ShikaShika]

I like the anime, but the only thing I'm not to happy about is the plot. The orphans just seem like random monsters, I don't think they make for very entertaining villains, is this the same in the manga? I'll try the manga regardless, just thought I'd ask.

[Roots]

We fixed a few spelling mistakes we later found. I'm hosting two corrected pages here:

http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~olsen/Mai-HiME_01_066.png
http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~olsen/Mai-HiME_01_153.png

Sorry about that. We raced to get this released last night so we missed a few things. :)

[ShikaShika]

Are you going to decide on a standard filename format? That would be great. :) As it is, it's annoying going back and forward to read the chapters in the right order.

[Roots]

Are you going to decide on a standard filename format? That would be great. :) As it is, it's annoying going back and forward to read the chapters in the right order.


Yeah I've been complaining about that since I joined the group actually. :p They don't listen to me they just abuse me! :uhoh:

:joke:

But the more people complain about that, the easier it will be to convince my "superiors" :eyebrow:

[Lina Inverse]

Very nice indeed... looks quite different from the anime.

[FlyByNite]

Yeah I've been complaining about that since I joined the group actually. :p They don't listen to me they just abuse me! :uhoh:

:joke:

But the more people complain about that, the easier it will be to convince my "superiors" :eyebrow:
Make Roots happy happy Yanime so the School Rumble (and now Mai Hime) keeps flowing... :heh:

[snoopy007]

Are you going to decide on a standard filename format? That would be great. :) As it is, it's annoying going back and forward to read the chapters in the right order. Wow, so I've been reading the manga backwards up until now? Oh my. :uhoh:

[USCPharmacist]

wow is like that man who has been married to his "wife" for 3 years before he realized his "wife" is actually a man....just kidding

[Yebyosh]

:) I have released Chapter 12 : Expectations and Reality and... over at Anime-Source.

You get to see how involved Nagi is in all this and the whole story involving Natsuki and Shizuru reeks of conspiracy ( the word is even blatantly shown there :heh: )

"This manga is brought to you by the powers of Love, Friendship, Dreams, Future and Spirit!!!" :heh:
Next chapter is Akane-centric. ;)

Oh wow, I had no idea you had done that much work on MH already Yebyosh. We've actually been planning to do MH for a long time, but the scans we found from Champion were just so bad we sat back and waited till we found some more HQ scans to release it. I'm surprised there wasn't a Mai-HiME manga thread here already then. :confused:Nah, the chief thing was all 3 of us ( me, you and AW ) kept this project as a top secret, revealing no traces of what we were doing until the release date :heh: Although A-S's release would have been a week earlier if everything had been smooth sailing on the new manga server :naughty:

All in all, this is pretty cool since it was a surprise to find others working on it and we can compare each others' work like, in the spirit of what Shiro-sama said in Chapter 7 :cool:

[blackflash]

As i have been watchin this anime since it started i decided to try the manga.

Whoa its so different from the anime i was shocked. Tate is the man both Mai and Natsuki have seemed to have fallen for him and its only been about a week! Im now hooked on the manga even though it contains alot more fanservice which is just a plus :naughty:

[Guido]

I'm just glad that I began reading the manga shortly before the anime.

All thanks from courtesy of Anime-Source's online manga viewing.

When I just stared at a picture of Mai in the first volume cover, I definitely went for a try and boy, it really hooked me up from the start.


I definitely like the manga over the anime; the harem relationship that Tate's been forced through after all the destruction that he and the HiMe's widespreadly caused and ends up damaging the school.

I also like how better explain about the HIME's, the Childs, and the orphans.
That Mai has a more responsable role filling in the manga and the interesting issue about Mai and Tate realizing a soon-to-be relationship thanks for contributing their powers.

However, I think that the producers that conjured up the anime thought that many of those ideas were too cliché to adapt into the screen, therefore, decided to give 180° turn of twists for the plot.

Unfortunately, I'm going to miss the Natsuki's and Mai's duel from the first chapter of the manga.

I will just keep on watching the anime for the sole reason to watch it with different eyes from the manga.
Right now, I'm in the process of downloading episode 2.

[Mr.Minou]

However, I think that the producers that conjured up the anime thought that many of those ideas were too cliché to adapt into the screen, therefore, decided to give 180° turn of twists for the plot..

considering the fact that in the 1st volume of the manga, there's an itw of
mai's voice actress about ep 14, I think that the anime is not from the manga(but I could be wrong :p). but the manga is not from the anime either :heh: it's just the same characters involved in different stories, in the "mai-hime" universe :p

[USCPharmacist]

I think I notice about Mai Hime the manga.....how many of you would stay in a school that is constantly being attack by perverted monsters, especially if you are a girl? It's not like Fuuka is a public school where if you are in that district you are screwed, now is it? Hell even if the kids want to stay for whatever crazy reason (except if they are himes), the parents would've x-fer their sons and daughters the next day. Unless, of course, Mrs. Xavier keep compelling people to stay in her school :heh:

[USCPharmacist]

hahahha open my keyhole, Noa chan is so funny :twitch:

[mangatron]

oh my, now I wonder if I should continue releasing these manga raws on hongfire roots :heh:

oh, I ask to join Yanime, but I remembered two things: One, Waya has a real bad temper when not in teh mood, and 2, they don't need my skillz :heh: :sad: :frustrated:

[Roots]

Don't worry, Waya is always a bitch, even to me. :p


And as for the perverted monster comment USCPharmisist made...

There is only *one* perverted Orphan in volume 1. The other Orphan that appear are not tentacle-weilding, clothing-dissolving fiends. :heh:

[FlyByNite]

Don't worry, Waya is always a bitch, even to me. :p


And as for the perverted monster comment USCPharmisist made...

There is only *one* perverted Orphan in volume 1. The other Orphan that appear are not tentacle-weilding, clothing-dissolving fiends. :heh:
Tis a shame too... :naughty: :heh:

[Esper 28]

Ohh, this is awesome. I wanna extend a personal thanks to these groups translating this manga. I haven't had a good ecchi filled manga since Tenjo Tenge got licensed. So, I'm thoroughly enjoying this! Thanks again.

[TrueKnight]

Hmm, let's see...


- Lots of pantyshots.
- Tentacles ripping off's girls clothes.
- Cute girls drooling over one guy.
- Lesbians undertone.
- Dumb and annoying hero.
- The "Keyhole". :uhoh:

Yup Mai-Hime manga IS definitely, OBVIOUSLY...... a harem manga.....
Oh well I like Natsuki better in this though, now I'm rooting for her to hooked up with Tate more than that Kendo guy, and Mai is annoying as hell in this one. More rocked in the anime than this one. Duh :uhoh:

It's quite contrasts compared to the anime, I wonder if Sunrise's gonna butchered it just like GONZO did with Chrno Crusade? God knows.



Oh, and thank you of course, for the people responsible for translating this strangely erotic yet so enjoyable manga (for guys....at least) :heh: , regardless which group you are in.

You people are the best. Kudos.

[wao]

It's quite contrasts compared to the anime, I wonder if Sunrise's gonna butchered it just like GONZO did with Chrno Crusade? God knows.
Actually, since this is an original Sunrise production and the manga is more of a spinoff than something the anime is based on, that won't happen. THe manga and anime are somewhat separate. Things as you can see happen very differently.

[Yebyosh]

Chapter 13 : Higurashi Akane is now available at Anime-Source (http://www.anime-source.com/banzai/modules.php?name=Mangamenu). :p

The story of love-lorn Akane unfolds...

On the subject of which ( manga, anime ) is the original source,

I would say neither. Both are derived from a set of character designs and a standard anime story mold ( girls in combat ), meaning the manga and the anime are both adaptations of that basic story, they are just two different takes of the mold they came from ( remember that there would be a PS2 dating sim game as well, which we can expect another different feel to the Mai-HiME world ).

Supporting reasons would be the interviews in the tankoubon, the fact that the first chapter of the manga was only released several weeks before the broadcast of the first episode of the anime. Thus the conceptualisation of direction for both anime and manga should be around the same time.

[eMpTy265]

Chapter 13 : Higurashi Akane is now available at Anime-Source (http://www.anime-source.com/banzai/modules.php?name=Mangamenu). :p


Holy! That was fast.

Thanks! (I) wanted to find the translated ver. since the RAWs came out.

[Roots]

- Dumb and annoying hero.





I don't find Tate to be either dumb or annoying personally. He's much better than your usual male protaganist (Love Hina's Keitarou, Ichigo 100%'s Junpei...)



Oh, and thank you of course, for the people responsible for translating this strangely erotic yet so enjoyable manga (for guys....at least) :heh: , regardless which group you are in.

You people are the best. Kudos.

You are of course, very welcome. :) As soon as the HQ RAWs for Volume 2 surface, you can bet your arse we'll get right on it. :D

[_Sin_]

Just wanted to tell you: Good job, Roots! Since you are one of the most self-centered and self-centered members on this Forum (only second to one other person whose name you might guess ;) ) you most likely expect some + rep, eh? You shall receive!

Yebyosh, your translations are also quite good, so thanks for the work but is there a way to download the chapters as archive files instead of browsing them online? AFAIK this will use up the same amount of bandwidth. (The pictures are that small because of the raws you used, aren't they?)
I guess you deserve some +rep, too. Also you don't pimp your work like some other tree loving member :D

[USCPharmacist]

Keitaro is not dumb, he just have a limitor put on him by Miang. Once that was lifted in America by Kim he became a stud!!!! He even beat Motoko in sword fight and inherit the position as the next Indiana Jones..... :twitch:

the moral of the story is, America is the land of opportunatety :heh:

In case you are not familiar with the term sarcasm, I'll close the register at this point.....

[dreamless]

Keitaro is not dumb, he just have a limitor put on him by Miang. Once that was lifted in America by Kim he became a stud!!!! He even beat Motoko in sword fight and inherit the position as the next Indiana Jones..... :twitch:

the moral of the story is, America is the land of opportunatety :heh:

In case you are not familiar with the term sarcasm, I'll close the register at this point.....
errr... Keitaro has a limiter put on by Miang... and there's Kim... so here we have... Xenohina? :heh:

Tate is great because he's a normal guy... I guess... although in the manga he's not that normal... :p

[Yebyosh]

The first part of the battle between the Anti-Orphan Squad and the Ori-HiME Team unfolds in Chapter 14 : Koumokuten, available at Anime-Source.

Thank you _Sin_, for the compliments, I will continue to do my best.

Regarding batch downloads, we had tried it before but the bandwidth was eaten up rapidly ( most of the downloads were eaten up by just scanlation and fan-made AMVs downloads ). So we shut it down.

Regarding the picture size, they are that size in raw form ( Chapter 2 was the exception ), presenting some problems when reading very small kanas or fitting the words in but I will do my best.

[TrueKnight]

A rather good chapter. Thanks to Yebyosh once again. :)



Wow, the lez undertone of Haruka, so that girl with glasess is her key. :uhoh:
I think Haruka's HiMe is a tad overpowered because she obliterated Mikoto before, and now Mai is being raped. :twitch: Now I'm even confused even more. I think the manga stands a lot different from the anime. But the main story remains, about HiMEs and their keys (Most important person).

And goody goody, more Natsuki..... :heh:



Keitaro is not dumb, he just have a limitor put on him by Miang.

Lol, it took me about 5 minutes to figure what the hell were you talking about, untill I read dreamless's post. :heh:

Now I know that Tate will eventually becomes Grahf.

[FlyByNite]

The first part of the battle between the Anti-Orphan Squad and the Ori-HiME Team unfolds in Chapter 14 : Koumokuten, available at Anime-Source.

Thank you _Sin_, for the compliments, I will continue to do my best.

Regarding batch downloads, we had tried it before but the bandwidth was eaten up rapidly ( most of the downloads were eaten up by just scanlation and fan-made AMVs downloads ). So we shut it down.

Regarding the picture size, they are that size in raw form ( Chapter 2 was the exception ), presenting some problems when reading very small kanas or fitting the words in but I will do my best.
So Haruka is An immortal from Highlander? She actually says 'there can be only one and it will be me!'? :D

[USCPharmacist]

God damn Haruka is the strong!!! although I think the eyeglass girl help her out by cheating. 2 children vs 1 child not fair :frustrated:

[ChronoReverse]

Meh, more like Mai isn't a very good fighter. Kagutsuchi's big, but there's no reason why it can't move more. All Mai's got it to do so far is sit there and get hit. Little wonder it hasn't been able to do much.


I'm glad in the anime Kagutsuchi seems to have its own mind and is more than capable of taking action.

[Burner of Anime]

On Haruka taking Mikoto and Akira to the woodshed...

She took both by suprise after they had exhausted themselves in the bash. Besides, anything getting hit by a mace that big has to KO. >_<

Still doesn't help the fact her avatar/CHILD looks so damned ugly :twitch:

Natsuki has a better personality in the manga. More aggressive and sexually confident than the militant tomboy in the anime.

[Kankneet]

Interesting. I absolutely detest this manga version and intend to never read a single chapter again. If I want to read a work where the main focus are breasts and titillation, I'll read something that doesn't pretend to be anything else.

Seriously though, there's too much fan service. Don't like it.

[Abicion]

I've been enjoying the My-HiME manga. It has it's flaws, but it's certainly a pleasant substitute to the craptastic TV series.

Actually, since this is an original Sunrise production and the manga is more of a spinoff than something the anime is based on, that won't happen. THe manga and anime are somewhat separate. Things as you can see happen very differently.Um .. no.

From the start Sunrise created two completely seperate and different in almost every possible way storylines for My-HiME. What came out of it was the manga, a pretty decent action-oriented storyline, and the TV series, a hack-written, melodramatic, Processed Generic Teen-Angst Mech Show that would arguably be a Sokyuu no Fafner or Gundam SEED 1 clone if it didn't have a DBZ Android thrown in.
Naturally whenever Sunrise is promoting MH, it's always anime anime anime, and the manga just gets pretty much buried as a result.

As for the fanservice thing, the manga undeniably has more, but is at least coherent with it. The TV series' fanservice is semi-rare, but what really disgusted me to the point that I quit watching was, "hay guys, we just massively screwed over a supporting character and even killed off a lesser one in the last episode, so let's abandon that sideplot for a while and have a fanservicey swimsuit-themed beach Filler Episode next, LOL!" -_-;

The main issue that nobody who is watching the anime seems to pick on is that the retarded "HiME's most important thing is killed when their Child is killed" gimmick is a massive plothole where, considering that a character's psychologically most important thing can change practically daily, hypothetically all one of the HiME have to do is vow that Searrs is the most important thing to them, bitch MIYU into destroying their Child, and everything instantly cancels itself out. Essentially the TV series blatantly invalidates and breaks itself.

The anime isn't based on the manga, and the manga isn't based on the anime.

[Takemi_Ikazuchi]

Gawd.. you're rambling here too?

Haven't you terrorized hongfire and 4chan enough already?

[Abicion]

Are you done stalking me?

[Takemi_Ikazuchi]

No, but but those two site ARE prominent, and you are rambling the same things over again.

After all, you are using the same user name... and avatar... and sig even...

Anyone could spot you by a mile away

[Abicion]

Like I even have a reason to hide my identity. :P

I'm relatively sure I'm the only Abicion that exists on the internet. You might come across a few "Abyssion"s, but no one else using this name by pure coincidence.

[Mentar]

I've been enjoying the My-HiME manga. It has it's flaws, but it's certainly a pleasant substitute to the craptastic TV series.

"Craptastic"? You're obviously watching a different show :)

From the start Sunrise created two completely seperate and different in almost every possible way storylines for My-HiME. What came out of it was the manga, a pretty decent action-oriented storyline, and the TV series, a hack-written, melodramatic, Processed Generic Teen-Angst Mech Show that would arguably be a Sokyuu no Fafner or Gundam SEED 1 clone if it didn't have a DBZ Android thrown in.
Naturally whenever Sunrise is promoting MH, it's always anime anime anime, and the manga just gets pretty much buried as a result.

The reason is simple. The manga is much more blatant, but also much more shallow. It doesn't have the careful background construction of the anime. All factions are immediately revealed, and they're at each others throats immediately. No subtlety, and also no character development (with the exception of Natsuki). Mai HiME manga is an enjoyable fanservice action series, like a Tenjo Tenge on steroids. Easily consumed and easily forgotten, targeted at juvenile shounens. The anime has much more depth to it and a wider target audience.

As for the fanservice thing, the manga undeniably has more, but is at least coherent with it. The TV series' fanservice is semi-rare, but what really disgusted me to the point that I quit watching was, "hay guys, we just massively screwed over a supporting character and even killed off a lesser one in the last episode, so let's abandon that sideplot for a while and have a fanservicey swimsuit-themed beach Filler Episode next, LOL!" -_-;

Aaah, so this is what irked you. Ep8 was excellent, because it added serious drama to the mix. It also underlined that not all was play and fun, and that the series would take a dark turn in the end, also validating Mai's agonizing over whether or not to become involved in it. Your comment seems to insinuate that the anime wants the audience to laugh over Akane's misery. Of course, it's just the opposite of that - that's why they made the scene so powerful and with so much emotional impact.

The anime has a lighthearted start, to introduce all HiMEs. But I suspect that the end will be pretty dark and harsh. The transformation has already begun, and now that Akane has resurfaced, I suspect that the time for fun and play is over.



The main issue that nobody who is watching the anime seems to pick on is that the retarded "HiME's most important thing is killed when their Child is killed" gimmick is a massive plothole where, considering that a character's psychologically most important thing can change practically daily, hypothetically all one of the HiME have to do is vow that Searrs is the most important thing to them, bitch MIYU into destroying their Child, and everything instantly cancels itself out. Essentially the TV series blatantly invalidates and breaks itself.


Where's the plot hole? We don't know right now how this "contract" really works, we only have some general assumptions based on something we saw once. You're doing some wild guessing and speculating here. A plot hole is something different. You shouldn't be so excited.

[Abicion]

The reason is simple. The manga is much more blatant, but also much more shallow. It doesn't have the careful background construction of the anime. All factions are immediately revealed, and they're at each others throats immediately. No subtlety, and also no character development (with the exception of Natsuki). Mai HiME manga is an enjoyable fanservice action series, like a Tenjo Tenge on steroids. Easily consumed and easily forgotten, targeted at juvenile shounens. The anime has much more depth to it and a wider target audience.So basically you're justifying the TV series pointlessly making itself longer than it needs to be.

Oh, and let's just forget the TV series completely lacks the "Keys" plot device and HiMEs call up their Childs whenever the hell they want. Meaning Mai is basically God by default.

Your comment seems to insinuate that the anime wants the audience to laugh over Akane's misery. Of course, it's just the opposite of that - that's why they made the scene so powerful and with so much emotional impact.Where the heck you're getting that one from, I have no idea.

Of course, it's just the opposite of that - that's why they made the scene so powerful and with so much emotional impact. I'll be nice and disregard the fact that the entire concept of MIYU is a Recycla-Villain piece of crap below the level of Chii / Nyuu Mitoko and that that shouldn't have even happened to ANY of the HiMEs ..

Power that was immediately taken away by, once again, proceeding filler trash.

You're doing some wild guessing and speculating here. A plot hole is something different. You shouldn't be so excited.Until Sunrise actually proves or disproves my hypothesis (which will probably be never), then yes it is an unattended gaping plothole.


Feh, it's obvious that I'm talking to a brick wall and vice-versa.

Whatever. I'm out.

shiningubindo

[Mentar]

So basically you're justifying the TV series pointlessly making itself longer than it needs to be.

Pointlessly? I enjoy it alot due to its qualities, and based on the thread numbers a huge number of people seem to enjoy it too. And that's the point of anime, kiddo. Enjoyment.

But maybe Sunrise should ask you how long it needs to be next time. Why don't you suggest that to them?


I'll be nice and disregard the fact that the entire concept of MIYU is a Recycla-Villain piece of crap and that that shouldn't have even happened to ANY of the HiMEs ..
Power that was immediately taken away by, once again, proceeding filler trash.


You're not nice, you're exceptionally rude. And what should or shouldn't happen to HiMEs is up to the storywriter to decide, not a driveling fanboy who seemingly lacks the maturity to deal with what happened to his favorite character. Feel free to stop watching it. Feel free to even complain about it, as long as you do it in a logical way. But what you're doing is throwing a temper tantrum and polluting the boards with it.

Until Sunrise actually proves or disproves my hypothesis (which will probably be never), then yes it is an unattended gaping plothole.

My way or the highway. How old are you?

Feh, it's obvious that I'm talking to a brick wall and vice-versa.
Whatever. I'm out.

Thanks alot :) ... please stay out too.

[Mr.Minou]

hm I see that Abicion is here too, and as harsh as ever...

Anyway, even though I prefer the anime (and by far), I would like to thank Roots and Yebyosh for their hard and good work ;)

[Mentar]

Oh, ABSOLUTELY :)

I'm getting a kick out of the manga too, especially BECAUSE it's so different! Thanks for your hard work ^_^

[ShikaShika]

I also like both very much, though I prefer the manga so far. That's mainly because of the plot differences, because everything else about the anime is great.

[Yebyosh]

Chapter 15: Miroir aka 2nd part of the Anti-Orphan Squad vs the Ori-HiME Team is out at Anime-Source.

There is also some informaiton on why Haruka and Yukino are so hard up about the Academy.

Note: Please forget my explanation for Koumokuten at the end of Chapter 11. It is revealed in Chapter 16 ( I should have read it in detail long ago *sigh* ) My own attempt was wrong. So if you wish to know what Koumokuten really stands for, wait for Chapter 16. All scans with notes regarding Koumokuten have been corrected.

To continue with the momentum, the manga and the anime are targeting at different audience. Hence there will be those who like the anime but at the least ambivalent towards the manga and vice versa. So it is unsurprising to see different bunch of people liking one more than the other. :)

[Mentar]

Yay to Yebosh! ^_^

So we can look forward to the last chapters soon, too?

[TrueKnight]

wtf?



Tate played the role as "a damsel in distress"?? How useless can you get?? :uhoh:

At least he acts like a man by yelling at Mai and Natsuki for working together(or is it the opposite?).

And oh yeah....Tate is BOUND with Mai and Natsuki, you can see through it.

Really.... Tate da Playah.

He's more usefull in the manga than in the anime (Well, currently anyway).

[Abicion]

"More useful" ?

Dude, he basically has no purpose to EXIST in the anime. Aside from being the token "falls over too much accidently grabbing girls' boobs" comic relief character.

[eMpTy265]

"More useful" ?

Dude, he basically has no purpose to EXIST in the anime. Aside from being the token "falls over too much accidently grabbing girls' boobs" comic relief character.


Tate? No purpose in the anime?

I suppose you're referring to the kendo dude who always bumps into Natsuki right?

Tate:
1.) Argueably saved Takumi by delivering the pills to him. (Which Mai would not have been able to do under the anime's circumstances.)

2.) Went through many events with the orphans and stuff.

3.) Is probably one reason of Mai's stress

4.) Messed up Kanzuki X Mai

And though this is argueable, I'm pretty sure Tate will have a major part to play somewhere along the line.

True, in the anime Tate's role is much more indirect, but to say he serves no purpose would be a little too extreme.


******************************

Regarding anime vs. manga:

The anime gives a healthy dose of plot and action, while the manga gives a healthy dose of fanservice and more fanservice.

Conclusion: Watch both, it's a win-win situation

[silverstarz]

i just started to read the manga... and the first difference i noticed was the story/plot, it is so different from the anime. Also there is alot more fanservice... but all in all I'll keep both... as a comparison. Thnx to all the ppl who r translating both the manga as well as the anime^^

[Abicion]

1.) Argueably saved Takumi by delivering the pills to him. (Which Mai would not have been able to do under the anime's circumstances.)

2.) Went through many events with the orphans and stuff.

3.) Is probably one reason of Mai's stress

4.) Messed up Kanzuki X MaiTranslation: He adds absolutely nothing worthful to the plot that a handful of lesser characters couldn't.

Not to mention, your second reason is completely irrelevant. So he watched the Orphans attacking and Mai fighting a few times. Random bystander extra =/= Supporting character.

And though this is argueable, I'm pretty sure Tate will have a major part to play somewhere along the line.He may, he may not. Just watch.

But strictly considering more than the first half of the series has been Mai, Mikoto, and Natsuki-centric to the point that it's disgusting ...

[eMpTy265]

Translation: He adds absolutely nothing worthful to the plot that a handful of lesser characters couldn't.


In terms of plot, maybe not much (apart from adding tension to Mai), but in terms of bringing out Mai's character, he has done something.

Plus, assuming Tate's role is to bring out the inner personalities of characters, he hasn't really had much of a chance to do his job.

Probably in the near future we'll see more of this aspect of Tate.

(e.g. Something along the lines of another 'rain scene with Mai'.)



Just watch.

And considering more than the first half of the series has been Mai, Mikoto, and Natsuki-centric to the point that it's disgusting ...

Thus Tate should have a larger role in the second half.

Afterall, Tate is the first non-family male to appear in the anime. Since Mai-HiME doesn't seem to suggest incenstual relationships, it's almost guaranteed that Tate+Mai will be the main relationship.

[Rotweiler]

Translation: He adds absolutely nothing worthful to the plot that a handful of lesser characters couldn't.

I disagree. Considering that the role of the HiME's lover seems to be quite important, if Tate ends up becoming Mai's BF, then there's a lot of emotional and dramatic moments to wring out of it.

[Takemi_Ikazuchi]

What's wrong with Tate being a support character? :hmm:

[Dr. DVS 1]

That said, translating the manga is starting to make me hate the Kensai-ben :frustrated: Stupid Tate and Fujino. Yep, they are from the Kansai region, anybody notice if they speak Kansai-ben in the anime?

Tate sounds like a... street-fighting punk. :twitch: Real original there, Tomokazu Seki.
Fujino's accent is so thick I need one of those Showtime knives to cut it. Not bad for someone with almost no voice-acting experience.

[wao]

I never noted if Tate had much of an accent. I think he doesn't really have one, I dunno...

Shizuru Fujino has a Kyoto accent from what I remember. Gosh that is quite interesting to listen to. ANyone else in anime has Kyoto accents?

[IntrepidAKP]

Wow, the fanservice in this is crazy.

[solarknight123]

Not sure if something like this has been made but still curiout anyway. So what do you guys think of the manga version. Personally, i think it's ok, but just filled with so many falts. One of the major turn-offs was the triangle between mai, tate, and nasuki. I wished they keeped it maixtate and nasukixshizuru. I would even prefer nasukixtakida than her and tate. Also what got me was the personallity of the other characters and how their made a little less humane, like for instance akira and mikoto starting a fight it the middle of a class, and haruka putting the safety of the building befor the safety of the students. It was cool seeing haruka as a hime but she becomes somewhat of a bitch. She would do anything just to become president, even use cheating methods. The haruka from the anime would never do that. Anothe thing that got me was the rediculous display of fanservice. I mean even though it's kinda hot, everytime they fight their clothes are the first to go. They might as well fight naked just to save them the trouble. The few things i like about the manga was just the action. Otherwise unlike the anime, the characters have no resolve, they just fight for kicks. It also annoyed me that mashiro was happy-go-luck with anything that went on in the school with the himes, but not as much as the fact that shizuru's not a freaken hime!:frustrated:

[IchiKyo]

me it's ok...
I like the Manga HIME

Well yeah the Key System is very Complex and very Bad
And Tate is a badass :/
But
More Violent, More Eechi? More Tragic...

[Tempest35]

I'll give the author a break since he made up for it in spades with the Otome manga.

The 'Key System' is a good thought, along with how large a territory they can have to utilize their Child in and all. It would make a great turn-based game.

And I really don't mind Natsuki going for Tate, but they could have made it come about a bit more realistic in my opinion - she fell too fast for him. Protective of him - yes. Going for a kiss on the 2nd or 3rd night she's ever seen him - no.

[Yazakura]

One of the primary reasons for me not being able to tolerate the manga are that it's pretty much all about Tate and it reminds me too much about Harem anime that I really hate. I found Natsuki's taste in men quite questionable :eyebrow: . Oh, and the neumorous ecchi scenes kinda really turn me off. Plus most of the Hime/Otome guys, I can't stand. Except for Nagi and Takumi. I LOVE those guys!

Why not call the manga Tate Hime and get it over with? We know that sunrise wants to...

[solarknight123]

hey did anyone finish the manga series yet, cause i read the scanlation of it and don't want to give any spoilers.

[pinhead]

I have read up to chapter 34 and I must say its very good actually! but where can I find more chapters? ^^;

[Yazakura]

One other MAJOR turn off to the whole thing; Tate's even more perverse in the manga than in the anime. If that was even possible...:heh:

[Tempest35]

He's not perverse in the anime~!

He's normal. If you wanna see perverse, look at Reito. Drama CDs tell a much different side of him. :P

[solarknight123]

He's not perverse in the anime~!

He's normal. If you wanna see perverse, look at Reito. Drama CDs tell a much different side of him. :P

For real, wow i wonder what that cd drama was about.

[Sakuya]

Hisayuki has put up colored versions of the upcoming manga spin-off, My-Otome Saga Ryuu to Otome no Namida.

http://www.dendoh.com/gallery1folder/tennka20070126.jpg

I really didn't imagine Ayane's hair to be so dark. I wonder what colors her Robe will be? Oh and young Fiar anyone? XD

[Yazakura]

He's not perverse in the anime~!

He's normal. If you wanna see perverse, look at Reito. Drama CDs tell a much different side of him. :P


He's just a dude who loves Mai's bust. Hell, he looked at her wet shirt knowingly by ep ONE after Mai did CPR on Mikoto...which is the lowest that one can go...:rolleyes:

If Mai had no chest, would Tate STILL care? :heh:

[Tempest35]

I can safely say YES, he would still care for 'no-chest' Mai. He was trying hard to be there with SHIHO of all girls. If he could try that hard for her, Mai would be easy.

[Question]

The manga is...seriously over the top.

We get a lot of outrageous situations. For example, EVERYONE at the academy is aware of Himes, orphans and child, and has no problems with the battles going on, and the rest of the world is either clueless or doesnt care o.O.

Also,
Mai and Natsuki accidentally summon their child, lovely plot device to force all 4 of them to live together. This is the only time it happened in the manga. At first, i thought if you touch the key it would get summoned involuntarily, but it later became clear it wasnt the case, which made the above scence fee like a blatant plot device.

Also consistency is...eh....a bit out of whack. For example we see a quite a few instances where a HiME summons a child without needing to physically touch a key.

Akane was near useless in the manga, even though she was perfectly capable to fight, she somehow never showed up at any of the battles, except for the pool one.

Natsuki as a tsundere was fantastic though.

Overall most of the characters seemed...a LOT less important...mikoto's role for example, was seriously downplayed. The focus was very much on mai, natsuki and tate. The searr's attempt to take over the academy was pretty short lived and wasnt anywhere near the level of threat it was in the anime. Natsuki's mother was a blatant plot device. Alyssa was a generic henchman :(. Shiho was basically "blah blah i love onii-chan HES MINE OH SHI- I GOT DEFEATED" and thats the end of her appearance.

The plot is a lot more straight forward, to the point where it is basically boils down to Himes vs Obsidian Lord. All the intrigue of the anime series that kept you constantly guessing is gone.

I found the first 2 QUEENs to be seriously over the top. Especially the whole "3 greatest young beauties" thing. God, was that cheesy.

Also, the blatant fanservice in the manga. I mean at least half the battles had clothes getting torn, sometimes to the ridiculous level(cough miyu cough). Theres a orphan that can dissolve clothes of girls it catches! I dont mind fanservice but throwing this much into the manga felt like it was a fanservice manga and was de-valueing the plot and action.

[WarpObscura]

Question, you are the same person as Wiki's "Question2"?

[Question]

Yea, i am.

[WarpObscura]

Ah, I figured as such. Will you also be shoring up the MH manga portions of the character articles?

[Question]

That completely slipped my mind. Yea i probably will.

[WarpObscura]

Great, that is one area that seriously needs work. Thanks.

[IchiKyo]

Now Mai Otome Arashi announced
we can talk about it

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[Sakuya]

Interesting chapter. Nagi's twin brother, Arashi, has taken over Garderobe and "steals" Mashiro in order to fulfill Nagi's will.

I am getting shounen ai vibes...from My-Otome?! :twitch: Furthermore, nobody has the My-Otome Ayane series?

[Zelene2004]

What exactly is Mai-Otome Arashi? Does that follow the Mai-Otome manga verse? Would that then mean that it's Manshiro?

[IchiKyo]

If links doesn't work, some Scans

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Well Interesting Chapter i guess (i just happy to see Irina again)

[Sakuya]

What exactly is Mai-Otome Arashi? Does that follow the Mai-Otome manga verse? Would that then mean that it's Manshiro?

Yes, My-Otome Arashi is a sequel to the My-Otome manga with Manshiro. Why it's not mentioned on Big Bang is strange. And I think Yang Gui Fei from My-HiME could be one of Arashi's lackies here.

[Codine]

isnt it kind of strange that manshiro still has mashiros hair? hes the king now, he doesnt need to be all girly...

Well anyway is it all going to be in color? also....this is the mai hime manga thread :P

[Sakuya]

isnt it kind of strange that manshiro still has mashiros hair? hes the king now, he doesnt need to be all girly...

In one of the pages, it's made known that a large body of Garderobe (probably the lower rank Otome) does not know Mashiro is a he. And they're still trying to keep it a secret. And I doubt Arashi knows either because he calls him Princess Mashiro.

[Codine]

i feel bad for manshiro, hes going to be a queen forever it seems now.

[Fukiri]

Woah, with that hair Nagi might win the main role to the next Kingdom Hearts!

All hail to Nagi, the second Roxas!
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Nagi: You know what they say, Garderobe today, Disney Castle tomorrow!

As for the rest... Otome cast: check, evil twin brother: check; annoying bitches from Mai Hime manga aka Yang Gui Fei and Marie Antoinette: check; aquatic scenes: check; fanservice: double check. I guess it's pretty much the same adding Nagi's evil brother hum... dubious tendencies... (yes Sakuya, you weren't the only one to get those vibes :heh: ).

Random fact: When evil Nagi appeared I could only think on the Darth Vader's Imperial March... I wonder way... :eyebrow:

[UrielMatt]

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3773/arashi129cleanxr3.th.jpg (http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=arashi129cleanxr3.jpg)
XDDDDDDDDDDD

[iamandragon]

hey did anyone finish the manga series yet, cause i read the scanlation of it and don't want to give any spoilers.

Me.



Tate:
1.) Argueably saved Takumi by delivering the pills to him. (Which Mai would not have been able to do under the anime's circumstances.)

2.) Went through many events with the orphans and stuff.

3.) Is probably one reason of Mai's stress

4.) Messed up Kanzuki X Mai


Translation: He adds absolutely nothing worthful to the plot that a handful of lesser characters couldn't.

If Takumi is taken out in the first episode Mai won't become a HiME---even though the key of a HiME can change over time, if Mai don't have a person important enough to her she won't become a HiME. There are more than 12 candidates to be HiMEs, so if Mai doesn't waken as a HiME before the slots are filled, she never will.

And thanks for him messing up Kanzuki and Mai, it prevented Mai being killed. (most of these information found out from the PS2 game)
P.S. PC version of the game released in CHINESE(99.99% translated with an accuracy of 9/10). Anyone interested can P.M. me.

[Obsidian penguin]

After seeing chapter 2, I can believe that
Arashi seem to be Nagi's little sister, not brother...
One picture seems to show it. And her reaction to Elstin bust attack could confirm it

More transvestives !!!

[Sakuya]

Interesting. I wonder if this series will have any fights at all. :eyebrow: This was a pretty fun chapter. Cow Ers and Miss Maria's comment on page 20.

Miss Maria to Youko: I just have one question... Why am I the only one _____.

Even though the kanji for "question" is not the right one, does it still mean the same thing? And the ______ is blocked out by Natsuki's dialogue. So could it be that Miss Maria is wondering why she's the only one not forced to wear a maid's outfit? :heh:

[SpeedRcrX]

I wonder what's written on Shizuru's fan...

[iamandragon]

It usually says 'strategy'

[SpeedRcrX]

thank you very much

[kitten320]

If to be true,I couldn;t read manga after what I saw! I don't like Tate as SEX bomb,I don't like that Shizuru appears only in spme pages and she isn't HIME.But what I dislike most of all is NATSUKI!!!
All her charactor was ruined!Where is the famouse Ice Princess??? And her crazy love with Tate made me sick =/
Well that is a part of what I can say aboud HIME manga =/

[disney72]

when i read the manga, i was lost.. totally different from the anime.

[kitten320]

when i read the manga, i was lost.. totally different from the anime.

I always thought that manga is somehow better than anime,but in Mai Hime case I think anime is much better.

[solarknight123]

I always thought that manga is somehow better than anime,but in Mai Hime case I think anime is much better.

Got that right! :D

[Terrestrial Dream]

I always thought that manga is somehow better than anime,but in Mai Hime case I think anime is much better. I think that original seems to be always to be better, and Mai Hime manga was base on the anime. I agree with you and more, I thought that manga was horrible the story was felt really random and I hated harem in the manga it didn't felt right.

[kitten320]

I think that original seems to be always to be better, and Mai Hime manga was base on the anime. I agree with you and more, I thought that manga was horrible the story was felt really random and I hated harem in the manga it didn't felt right.

Did HIME manga appear after anime?I didn't know that :confused: Thanks for info!
And yes manga really didn't feel right.They ruined characters! :mad:

[disney72]

Mai hime anime is better than the manga... even my otome.. >.<

[Miraploy]

I read some of Abicion's posts and couldn't help but laugh. Jeez what an idiot.

[Guernsey]

The Mai Otome manga is a little better than the anime as it not as convoluted near the end although both the anime and manga are a little too fanservicey.

[KitsuneNineTails]

Did HIME manga appear after anime?I didn't know that :confused: Thanks for info!
And yes manga really didn't feel right.They ruined characters! :mad:

I believe the manga and anime were done in parallel. They were given the same chars and same basic idea of the overarching plot, but they got to choose two very different storylines to fulfill it. I could be mistaken, but that's how I understood it.

I bought the manga and read through it for Jp practice (and I read through the online scans/translations). I did enjoy it, but I definitely liked the anime a lot more, due to the focus being on Mai instead of on Tate, and the focus being on the drama and interaction between the characters instead of on Mai and Natsuki's underwear. :P

I always felt that Mai in the manga went a little overbaord with the "Don't you DARE pity me" schtick, and it carried on far longer than it really should have given the intimacy that was supposed to have grown between Tate and Mai. The anime version felt like a much better balance between emotional vulnerability and gritty independence, especially near the end.

Ciao!

[KitsuneNineTails]

I can safely say YES, he would still care for 'no-chest' Mai. He was trying hard to be there with SHIHO of all girls. If he could try that hard for her, Mai would be easy.

Esp. since Mai wasn't Yandere batsh*t crazy... That always helps. ;)

Manga!Tate may only care about the "boobs", as Natsuki succinctly summed it up. But, he didn't seem to mind Natsuki's lack of development in that area, though, so who knows?

Anime!Tate didn't seem to be at all focused on that area, I thought. He seemed to actually be more attracted to Mai as a person than anything else.

Ciao!

[kitten320]

The Mai Otome manga is a little better than the anime as it not as convoluted near the end although both the anime and manga are a little too fanservicey.

I hate HiME manga but I liked Otome one =)
Even though it was random,it still was funny XD Especially when HiME versions appeared XD Poor Otomes' definetly went to doctors' afterwards :heh:

And only this time I'll say that I'm happy that Shizuru wasn't HiME... because we have gotten an amzing Viola's imagination about herself in HiME version (and so realistic one) :heh:

[KongZilla]

I like the Mai-Hime manga because in my opinion, its an interesting alternative story ^_^

But I have to say though, I like the Mai-Otome manga better

[Highman]

I like the Mai-Hime manga because in my opinion, its an interesting alternative story ^_^

But I have to say though, I like the Mai-Otome manga better

Well the manga is not bad, But I heard rumors that they are reviving the HiME manga next year and add more material to a new and possibly a sequel is in the works in original of Mai HiME!

[KongZilla]

I totally agree! The manga version of Mai-Hime is not bad at all and I have to point out that one of the reasons why its underrated is because of the Mai X Natsuki X Tate triangle. But I think that's what made the manga version of Mai-Hime interesting. Plus, the manga versions for both Hime and Otome are connected.

Reviving the Mai-Hime manga, eh? Well... I'm gonna hope that the rumor is true because I really need more from this awesome franchise! ^_^

[Highman]

I totally agree! The manga version of Mai-Hime is not bad at all and I have to point out that one of the reasons why its underrated is because of the Mai X Natsuki X Tate triangle. But I think that's what made the manga version of Mai-Hime interesting. Plus, the manga versions for both Hime and Otome are connected.

Reviving the Mai-Hime manga, eh? Well... I'm gonna hope that the rumor is true because I really need more from this awesome franchise! ^_^

It's not true but they thinking of reviving the HiME manga and continued it over from time.

[KongZilla]

Not true? *pouts*

Ah... that reminds me that there has been talks about a new series coming out sometime this year or 2010. I need to check the Mai-Hime/Otome fanclub at MyAnimeList for that!

[Sugar_Prayer]

"Slave-kun"

LOL!! I definetly like Natsuki a lot better here then in the manga!!

And the pool scene.... uh.... >///<

[Guernsey]

It's not true but they thinking of reviving the HiME manga and continued it over from time.

Reviving the Hime manga?! It didn't really have too much of story outside Keys, Princess, Queens and the ultimate child but I am going to give it a chance if they try to do a better job with the story as well as less fanservice via panty shots.

[KongZilla]

I admit I don't really like the whole Natsuki liking Yuuichi thing. Its the only flaw in the manga series in my opinion since I'm okay with fanservice.